Man charged in church shooting tries to kill himself

(AP) - The California man charged with gunningdown his estranged wife in a Clifton church is in stable conditionafter trying to kill himself Tuesday. A Passaic County Sheriff's Department spokesman tells

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Jan 13, 2009, 5:33 PM

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(AP) - The California man charged with gunningdown his estranged wife in a Clifton church is in stable conditionafter trying to kill himself Tuesday.
A Passaic County Sheriff's Department spokesman tells The Recordof Bergen County Joseph Pallipurath was beingheld in a special unit with a small number of inmates when he triedto commit suicide.
Pallipurath was put on a suicide watch after being extraditedfrom Georgia.
That's where he was found after authorities said he killed hiswife and a man who came to her aid inside St. Thomas SyrianOrthodox Knanaya Church on Nov. 23.
The wife's cousin was critically wounded.
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